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How to Build a Wardrobe
Building a wardrobe is very much like curating an art exhibition that illustrates the life and times of…you. It is not so much about what is ‘fashionable’ as what defines your sense of style. For example, Boho chic harks back to the freedom of the seventies, but it is not constrained [...]
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How to Get Clothes That Fit
December 7, 2011 – 8:21 am
How to Dress Boho Chic and Look Good
October 6, 2011 – 10:34 am
For lovers of retro, the seventies are back in fashion. Boho is big, from the biggest hair to the widest brimmed hats. But how do you set yourself apart from the crowd?
True chic is taking inspiration from the past, but staying current. (Recreating the past, just is no longer relevant, it is not relevant to [...]
How to Make Fabric Roses for Your Wedding Dress
March 11, 2011 – 9:31 am
Our resident sewing expert gives a lesson in how to sew fabric roses for wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses.
For flowers 3/4” or 2cm in diameter
What do you need?
Strips of fabric or ribbon 10”/25cm long, 1.5”/4cm wide
Needle and thread
Steps:
1. Fold fabric lengthwise along the center line so right sides are together. Sew along the open edge, [...]
Fabric for a Bridal Veil
March 9, 2011 – 2:22 pm
The dress is made, the bridesmaids are organized and all that remains is your crowning glory – the bridal veil. Veils are traditionally made of a tulle (which is a very fine netting), the fabric is light and will hold its shape without adding weight. But while a plain tulle is always beautiful, every bride [...]
How to Choose the Fabric for Bridesmaid Dresses
March 3, 2011 – 1:33 pm
As the bride you get to choose…the flowers, the dresses, the jewelry, the tablecloths, the shoes, the arrangements…and so the list goes on, which means that you are suddenly introduced to chief executive level decisions about topics that you never new existed, but which you can no longer live without.
So let’s talk about dresses. Bridesmaid [...]